7: TSP command reference Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument
7-80 2600BS-901-01 Rev. B / May 2013
Usage
overrun = display.trigger.overrun
The trigger overrun state
Details
Indicates if a trigger event was ignored because the event detector was already in the detected state when the
TRIG button was pressed.
Indicates the overrun state of the event detector built into the display.
This attribute does not indicate whether an overrun occurred in any other part of the trigger model or in any other
detector that is monitoring the event.
Example
overrun = display.trigger.overrun
Sets the variable overrun equal to the
present state of the event detector built into
Also see
display.trigger.clear() (on page 7-79)
display.trigger.wait()
This function waits for the TRIG key on the front panel to be pressed.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Affected by Where saved Default value
Usage
triggered = display.trigger.wait(timeout)
true: Trigger was detected
: The operation timed out
Details
If the trigger key was previously pressed and one or more trigger events were detected, this function returns
immediately.
After waiting for a trigger with this function, the event detector is automatically reset and rearmed. This is true
regardless of the number of events detected.
Use the display.trigger.clear() call to clear the trigger event detector.
Example
triggered = display.trigger.wait(5)
print(triggered)
Waits up to five seconds for the TRIG key to be
pressed. If TRIG is pressed within five seconds,
the output is true. If not, the output is false.
Also see
display.trigger.clear() (on page 7-79)